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Sunday, June 25, 2017

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Most of my professional career as a diamond exploration geologist was traipsing over the country sampling soils and drainages for kimberlitic indicator minerals, and successfully too I might add. Some preliminaries though: The geological profession can be categorised into two major camps, hard rock and soft rock. Hard rockers deal with volcanics, metamorphic and igneous … Continue reading Out of Place Soils

Mohammed bin Salman says 'Russia to expands terrorism in the Middle East.' The post Saudi Arabia won’t “go soft” on Putin anymore, vows to destroy “Russian forces in Syria in 3 days” appeared first on The Duran.

Germany will be shutting down all of its nuclear power plants in 2022. In many Western beauty contests, the participants vow to be green and only eat insects while emphasizing that things like nuclear energy and the human race are catastrophic for Mother Earth. Deutsche Welle has noticed that the atmosphere in my Czech homeland is a little bit different. The story was titled Czech Republic nuclear power station hosts bikini contest to choose interns. The contestants who have just passed their maturity (final high school) exam were invited to the cooling tower of the Temelín power ...more »

Professor Isaac Ben-Israel during a 2011 press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing the establishment of a national bureau to focus on Israel's information protection capabilities and supervise development of the cyber sector (Kobi Gideon / Flash90.) *David Horowitz, Times Of Israel:* *To stop Russia and other hackers, we need to overhaul the internet, says top Israeli cyber expert* Internet pioneers didn’t need to prioritize defending against cyber warfare, but we must, says Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel, who developed Israel’s cybersecurity agencies and hosts nex...more »

(AFP) Iraqi forces opened exit routes for hundreds of civilians to flee the Old City of Mosul on Saturday as they battled to retake the ancient quarter from ISIL militants mounting a last stand in what was the de facto capital of their “caliphate”. The urban warfare units were channeling their onslaught along two perpendicular […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Capt. Ryan Jodoi flies an MQ-9 Reaper as Airman 1st Class Patrick Snyder controls a full-motion video camera at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, March 13, 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr. *Business Insider*: *The Air Force is updating its awards to recognize drone pilots and hackers* US airmen tasked with jobs like surveillance and cyber operations have a growing role on the battlefield, even though they are often physically distant from it. To ensure that kind of work is recognized, the Air Force has introduced new hardware for its service men and women...more »

Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Yesterday, the American Meteorological Society (AMS) published a letter yesterday to U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, admonishing him for having the temerity to doubt that carbon dioxide is the “primary driver” of global warming. Here is the text of the letter. Source: https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/index.cfm/about-ams/ams-position-letters/letter-to-doe-secretary-perry-on-climate-change/ (PDF) Here are a few…

Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood h/t Patsy Lacey Apparently Norway don’t read Ambrose Evans-Pritchard! Norway on Wednesday proposed to open up a record number of blocks in the Barents Sea to oil exploration despite protests from environmentalists and others fearing possible damage to the…

Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest essay by Forrest M. Mims III Traditional science required a skeptical view of one’s own findings until they could be replicated, especially by others. Unfortunately, skepticism has been deleted from the latest edition of “On Being a Scientist,” a widely-read booklet published by the National Academies of…

Originally posted on polarbearscience: There is still a huge swath of highly concentrated thick first year ice (>1.2m) over most of Hudson Bay this week (19 June 2017) and even in the NW quadrant (the closest proxy we have for Western Hudson Bay), the weekly graph shows levels are greater than 2016, when WHB bears…

Originally posted on Science Matters: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Three weeks into June, Arctic ice is still plentiful The graph below show ice extents up to yesterday, June 23, 2017, day 174. After a dip, 2017 is again above the decadal average, 300k km2 greater than 2007, and 500k km2 larger than 2016.…

Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Judith Curry Tough days on The Hill for the enforcers of the climate consensus. While EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has been taking most of the ‘heat’ for the Trump administrations climate policy, this past week Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke stepped into the fray. Rick…

A general view of the Bushehr main nuclear reactor, 1,200 km (746 miles) south of Tehran, August 21, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi *Jack Caravelli and Sebastian Maier, The Hill*:* Has Iran laid the groundwork to develop nuclear weapons on a moment's notice?* Hailed as a diplomatic breakthrough at its signing in July 2015, Iran’s nuclear agreement with leading members of the international community—formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—has achieved some notable short-term successes, many in Iran’s favor. Most, not all, of Iran’s nuclear activities are eith...more »

*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* Shipbuilding Scene A crane moves the USS John F. Kennedy's lower stern into place at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, June 22, 2017. The ship, 50 percent structurally complete, is the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier. Navy photo by John Whalen

*Jonathan Bronitsky* *Society, Europe* [image: Director Bernard-Henri Levy pose during a photocall for the film] BHL's latest tract, The Genius of Judaism, is a polemic masquerading as intellectual history. Bernard-Henri Lévy, *The Genius of Judaism* (New York: Random House, 2017), 256 pp., $28.00. *BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY* has been the recipient of vast quantities of acclaim, a copious dose of scorn and even a handful of projectile pies. This likely would have been the destiny of any semiprominent ex-Marxist French intellectual who openly (and practically unilaterally) turned agains...more »

*Jared Keller, Task and Purpose* *Security, Europe* Moscow is showing off some of its newest tanks features. Russia’s next-generation battle tank can reportedly out-stick the American armor in a heartbeat — and it’s coming to battlefields sooner than expected. Russian weapons manufacturer Uralvagonzavod plans on testing the T-14 Armata battle tank at a test range in the industrial city of Nizhny Tagil, deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin told Russian media on June 20. In development since the collapse of the Soviet Union and first unveiled as a prototype in 2012, the Russian mil...more »

*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* They could do a lot of damage. This week, the Islamic Republic of Iran followed the lead of Russia and the United States in using long-range missiles to carry out attacks in Syria. The launch of six Zulfiqar short-range ballistic missiles at targets in Syria highlighted Iran’s missile program. Iran’s program is four decades old, and traces back to the eight-year-long Iran-Iraq War and the country’s rivalry with the state of Israel. Iran’s missiles have slowly but surely gained greater accuracy and longer ranges, posing a problem for the entire re...more »

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* German U-Boats ravaged allied shipping in American coastal waters during Operation Drumbeat. On December 9, 1941, Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, the commander of the Kriegsmarine, lifted all restrictions on German naval attacks against American vessels by his surface and submarine fleets. Atlantic sparring between the two powers had been occurring for several months but would now escalate into full-blown conflagration. For the United States a painful lesson on the consequences of complacency and arrogant refusal to accept outside assistan...more »

*Sarah Sicard, Task and Purpose* *Security, * The U.S. Navy is highlighting some of its new ship’s cutting edge additions. There’s no denying that the Navy’s newest destroyer, the USS Zumwalt, looks sleek is hell on the outside, and watching it fire off 10 sweet Long Range Land-Attack Projectile rounds in a minute is enough to bring a tear to any patriot’s eye. But what’s it actually like inside the Zumwalt? Probably not what you expected, at least according to a new video tour of the vessel above. The sneak peak, produced by AiirSource Military, starts out with a cinematic cla...more »

U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Erik D. Anthony. *Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics* *Mechanics: Israel Doubles Down on High-Tech Air Power* New fighters, more roles for unmanned aircraft, and a new fifth generation missile. Israel is cementing its lead as the premier air power in the Middle East with the introduction of new fifth-generation fighters, new helicopters, and a new aerial refueling tanker project on the horizon. The country is also fielding a new "fifth generation" guided missile capable of defeating defenses—even the active protection systems that protect tanks. Sinc...more »

“Many Americans have become accustomed to President Trump’s lies,” wrote David Leonhardt in today’s *NY Times*. Does that statement seem odd, coming on the pages of one of the country’s most prestigious, and even staid, newspapers? But that was just the beginning. Leonhardt continued by warning that “as regular as they have become, the country should not allow itself to become numb to them. So we have catalogued nearly every outright lie he has told publicly since taking the oath of office.” I’ve never seen coverage like that of a president by the media. But, of course, there’s n...more »

*Business Insider: **Watch an Israeli airstrike take out a Syrian machine gun and 2 tanks* The Israeli Defense Forces released video on Saturday purporting to show its jets taking out a Syrian heavy machine gun and two tanks after mortar fire hit parts of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel said 10 projectiles from inside Syria had hit the Golan, the border area between Syria and Israel. Israel said it responded with airstrikes on the position the mortars came from and took out two Syrian army tanks, including one as it was preparing to fire. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:...more »

These amazing images show life in the frozen Canadian wilderness as depicted by the country's first professional female photographer. Both photographers are featured in the new exhibit, which is presented in conjunction with the Exposure Photography Festival. Eventually, the Moodies seemed to take cues from each other. Douglas got better at composition and even tried his hand at portraits. Geraldine eventually equipped herself with a hand-held camera and left the studio to explore the barren landscapes. All are reproductions from a collection of vintage negatives that was gifted ...more »

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:30 A.M.) – Ministry of Defense of the Syrian Arab Republic published a new video footage on Saturday that depicts some episodes of Syrian Armed Forces military operation against the so-called “Islamic State” in eastern part of Homs province. Successful assault conducted by Syrian Army and their allies allowed them to seize Arak […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon takes-off during the air policing scramble in Amari air base, Estonia, March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins Reuters: *Europe faces Herculean challenge to develop new fighter jet* Europe is embarking on an expensive and politically charged effort to develop a new combat jet that will shape the future of the European fighter industry and its three existing programs: Eurofighter, France's Rafale and Sweden's Gripen. Two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters early talks had started on whether and how European countries could co-ope...more »

Photos Courtesy No Haul The Havasupai Tribal Council is hosting a three day gathering on Red Butte to defend the sacred land and water from uranium mining and transport. Supai, ancestral Guardians of the Grand Canyon, began their gathering with a prayer walk. June 23 -- 25, 2017 .https://www.haulno.org/2017/06/21/red-butte-gathering-directions-map-agenda-june-23-25-2017/

*The Independent*: *Parliament hit by cyber attack as hackers attempt to access MPs' email accounts* Hackers launch ‘sustained and determined attack’ on all parliamentary user accounts Hackers have targeted Parliament’s email system in an attempt to access the accounts of hundreds of MPs, Lords, aides and staff. Security services are to shut down access for anyone not in Westminster as part of efforts to secure the network after the allegedly state-sponsored attack. “The Houses of Parliament have discovered unauthorised attempts to access parliamentary user accounts,” a parliame...more »

[image: uk-high-court-ruling-protects-unborn-in-northern-ireland] A recent decision by the United Kingdom's Supreme Court is being hailed by pro-life leaders for protecting the unborn in Northern Ireland.

Trump is obsessed with Putin-Gate-- and for good reason. He knows what he’s done. He knows it’s just a matter of time before Mueller exposes him. So he tweets away when no one’s around to keep him calm and he screeches and rages at the White House TV sets, even in front of witnesses. Now he’s blaming his chief White House lawyer, Donald McGahn for not containing Putin-Gate before it got so messy and so embarrassingly public. In it’s June 12 poll, PPP reported-- and other polls have corroborated-- that most voters think Trump has obstructed justice and is dishonest and do not trust...more »

Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach In my peripatetic meandering through the CERES satellite data, I’ve been looking at the correlation between the temperatures in the NINO3.4 region and the temperatures of the rest of the planet. The NINO3.4 region is an area in the equatorial eastern Pacific Ocean.…

Just out: The Obama Administration knew far in advance of November 8th about election meddling by Russia. Did nothing about it. WHY? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2017 Wait, so now Trump ADMITS that the Russians meddled in the election? Well that's new. This tweet was from yesterday. But Trump did not leave it there. Since the Obama Administration was told way before the 2016 Election that the Russians were meddling, why no action? Focus on them, not T! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2017 I'm guessing "T" is Trump referring to himself by the initial ...more »

*BBC:* *Qatar says list of demands by Arab states not realistic* Qatar's foreign minister has rejected a list of 13 conditions set by four Arab states for lifting sanctions, saying it is neither reasonable nor actionable. Qatar is under strict sanctions from Saudi Arabia and its allies, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain. They accuse Qatar of backing terrorism. Among other things, they have demanded the closure of Al Jazeera TV, which is funded by the Qatari government. The UAE's foreign minister has suggested they may cut ties completely. But Anwar Gargash added that the countries were ...more »

By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public Greenpeace and the Scientists agree: https://twitter.com/greenpeace/status/878628872769732609 One slight problem though! The “scientists” were really from the Onion, a satirical website: http://www.theonion.com/article/scientists-politely-remind-world-that-clean-energy-36086 Perhaps Greenpeace might like to consult some real scientists next time!

See a natural doctor for treatment of heartburn. Heartburn is a common complaint and millions suffer from it: adults and children alike. The public is brainwashed into thinking that the problem is too much stomach acid. The truth is quite different. The actual issue is too LITTLE stomach acid, called hypochlorhydria. You see, whoever built […] The post Natural Treatment for Heartburn appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

Most doctors recommend seafood as part of a heart healthy diet. Back in 1986, the JAMA Internal Medicine journal showed that eating a diet rich in fish, nuts and seeds significantly lowered the risks of heart disease. People with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids (seafood is an abundant source of omega-3) have a significantly […] The post Not All Seafood Is Good For You appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

This is The Drs. Wolfson keys to health. Put This Infographic On Your Site: We welcome the publication of this infographic on your blog and website. To use this infographic, please copy and paste the code below onto your website and/or blog. <a […] The post The Drs. Wolfson Keys to Health appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

Every year my friend Brian and his buddies hike from one rim of the Grand Canyon to the other. It’s 24 treacherous miles and they do them all in one day. Many of the hikers in Brian’s group use energy gels like GU for better performance and to boost endurance. Unfortunately, these energy gels make […] The post Energy Gel Gu Reviews | Why Energy Gels Harm Your Health appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

The Conspiracy Against Saturated Fat (and Coconut Oil) Have you heard the latest study showing coconut oil increases heart attacks? That’s right. You haven’t. Because it doesn’t and there is no such study. But the American Heart Association (AHA) keeps trotting out the same message from the 1970’s: Saturated fat, found in coconut oil, is […] The post Is Coconut Oil Deadly? appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

An AARP study in 2014 showed that half of all Americans believe things like crossword puzzles and mental tasks keep their brains healthy. Unfortunately – there’s very little scientific evidence that they do. Instead, researchers have found that regular exercise is the best way to retain mental clarity, while cutting your risk of Alzheimer’s in […] The post How to Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer’s appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

Life expectancy in America is declining. More people have disease. Costs for health care are skyrocketing. Can it get any worse? Apparently, it can. A recent study by John Hopkins University showed medical errors to be the third leading cause of death in America. So not only is conventional health care not working, it is […] The post 8 Ways Conventional Medicine is Failing You appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

Here’s an infographic of 10 common foods at the supermarket grocery store you should not buy and should not eat. Put This Infographic On Your Site: We welcome the publication of this infographic on your blog and website. To use this infographic, please copy and paste the code below onto your website and/or blog. Infographic […] The post 10 Foods to Avoid at the Supermarket appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

We are deficient in spices and herbs. Even the best eaters are often missing out. We discussed 10 spices previously and here are 10 MORE. Get these spices into your diet today. Add to any dish and spice up your heart health! Spices and herbs are nature’s FARMACY. We are not deficient in pharmaceuticals. We […] The post Ten MORE Spices for Heart Health appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson .

Questioning the Medical Poobah’s Should a doctor have the right to question a medical procedure? Surely, every patient would agree and wish for a free-thinking doctor who safeguards the best interest of the patient. Doctors are not free-thinkers. In medical school, we are taught only one way: the sickness model. We believe the body is […] The post Inquisition Against Holistic Doctors appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

“While drifting through the cosmos, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud became sculpted by stellar winds and radiation to assume a recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is embedded in the vast and complex Orion Nebula (M42). A potentially rewarding but difficult object to view personally with a small telescope, the above gorgeously detailed image was recently taken in infrared light by the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope in honor of the 23rd anniversary of Hubble's launch. * Click image for larger size.* The dark molecular cloud, roughly 1,500 light years dis...more »

*“When The Morning Stars Sing Together”* by Chet Raymo "A Chinese proverb: A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. Which might be an acceptable epigraph for this blog. I can't imagine anyone coming here looking for answers. Certainly, providing answers is the last thing on my mind. I would like to think you come for song. We are, I think, by and large, a community who distrusts answers, at least answers that are vehemently held. We are made uncomfortable by stridency. By dogma. By the desire to proselytize. We wear our truths lightly, gaily, ...more »

"It's good to be scared. It means you still have something to lose. So chin up. Put your shoulders back, walk proud, strut a little. Don't lick your wounds: celebrate them. The scars you bear are the signs of a competitor. You're in a lion fight. Just because you didn't win doesn't mean you don't know how to roar." - "Dr. Meredith Grey", "Grey's Anatomy"

Courtesy of The Hill: *Single-payer healthcare is growingly increasingly popular in the United States, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Friday. * *33 percent of poll respondents said they favor a single-payer system, in which the government covers medical expenses with tax money, over the current system based on private insurance companies. * *That's an increase of five percentage points since January, and twelve points since single payer was polled in December 2015. * *60 percent of Americans who were surveyed said the federal government is responsible for provid...more »

*Foreign Policy: **John Walker Lindh, Detainee #001 in the Global War On Terror, Will Go Free In Two Years. What Then?* *In leaked correspondence from prison, the ‘American Taliban’ refuses to renounce terrorism, says he wants to move to Ireland.* On Nov. 25, 2001, two CIA officers discovered a bearded 19-year-old English speaker among a group of captured Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. The bedraggled teen stood out. “Irish? Ireland?” a CIA officer asked the prisoner, who gave no reply. He turned out to be an American. And hours later, one of his CIA interrogators was killed when...more »

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the test of a new-type anti-aircraft guided weapon system organised by the Academy of National Defence Science in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) May 28, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS *Reuters:* *China, U.S. agree on aim of 'complete, irreversible' Korean denuclearization* China and the United States agreed that efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula should be "complete, verifiable and irreversible", Chinese state media said on Saturday, reporting the results of high level talks in Washington thi...more »

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (0:55 A.M.) – Powerful blast shook the town of Al-Dana in northern Idlib countryside on Saturday afternoon when a car bomb went off inside a crowded marketplace. At least 10 people were killed as a result of the explosion, around 60 others injured. Most of the victims were civilians, with several militants killed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (0:30 A.M.) – Jihadists of the so-called “Islamic State” launched a new powerful attack in Deir Ezzor province on Saturday, striking Syrian Army defense lines near Al-Baghiliyah district, Aiyash village, in the city cemetery area and in the surroundings of Barouk hill. Despite the power of onslaught, government troops were able to withstand […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:50 P.M.) – Despite losing ground on virtually all frontlines across Iraq, the Islamic State is still able to inflict a heavy toll on the Iraqi Armed Forces. In the province of Kirkuk, new pictures from Amaq Agency reveal that jihadist sharpshooters are harassing Iraqi checkpoints and garrisons on a daily basis. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (9:55 P.M.) – Borders of two of the four so-called de-escalation zones in Syria has been already defined, a source close to the negotiating parties told Interfax agency. “Turkey is interested in control over the northern areas, namely, Idlib region, but there is no agreement on the borders in those zones yet. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

MB and I went to Portland today to see the tall sailing ships and a movie. As we were walking toward the port district we passed by the narrow gauge train museum and went inside to have a look. I've always loved trains and still have my train set that I got for Christmas in 1959. In fact I still have the turkey box from our holiday turkey that year that I have kept the train in ever since. In later years I gave the train to my son Julian but it is still stored in our attic with his baseball cards and other such things. In 1980 I worked with friend John Hedrick in Orlando, Flo...more »

After three postings about politics and winning this phase of the Civil War... how about some *space stuff?* Proof that we are members of a dynamic, bold, competent scientific civilization. A planetary system similar to our own: Epsilon Eridani, at 10.5 light years, is one of the nearest solitary stars roughly similar to our sun, and hence was inspected by Frank Drake, in the 1960s, for possible SETI signals. Now, as well reported on the SETI Institute’s site, new infrared observations reveal a system very similar to ours, with a Jovian planet riding herd just outside a silicate-do...more »

*Click image for larger size.* *Editors Note:* "In 1874, an Army expedition led by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer found gold in the Black Hills, in present-day South Dakota. At the time, the United States recognized the hills as property of the Sioux Nation, under a treaty the two parties had signed six years before. The Grant administration tried to buy the hills, but the Sioux, considering them sacred ground, refused to sell; in 1876, federal troops were dispatched to force the Sioux onto reservations and pacify the Great Plains. That June, Custer attacked an encampment of Siou...more »

*NBC*: *CIA Chief Pompeo: Trump Is a ‘Serious Consumer’ of Intelligence* Allegations that President Donald Trump is uninterested in intelligence briefings related to national security could not be "any more false," CIA chief Mike Pompeo told MSNBC's Hugh Hewitt in an exclusive interview that aired Saturday. Trump “is a serious consumer of the product that the intelligence community delivers," Pompeo said. “I cannot imagine a statement that is any more false than the one that would attribute President Trump not being interested in intelligence and facts when it comes to national s...more »

That’s an old Blue America radio spot we ran against Paul Ryan at some point in the distant past. As you may know, Randy Bryce isn’t the first Democrat to go up against Ryan. In 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006 Ryan's Democratic challenger was Jeffrey Thomas, a retired orthopedic surgeon from Ryan's hometown of Janesville. The Ryan-friendly Thomas' only issue for his first three runs was healthcare and he never quite cracked a third of the vote, but in 2006 he ran against Ryan's shady relationship with Republican corruptionists Jack Abramoff and Tom DeLay and went all the way to 37%. In ...more »

[image: cnn-spins-depp-assassination-threat-blames-trump] A CNN segment on Johnny Depp’s remarks about assassinating President Trump was little more than a thinly-veiled attempt to use the moment to smear the president and his supporters. On Friday morning, host Kate Bolduan and guests Guy Cecil, head of the Democratic SuperPAC, Priorities USA and CNN political commentator Keith Boykin — who is also a former Clinton White House aide — somehow managed to turn a threat against the president’s life into an indictment of the president.

This is Erdogan's strongest warning to the US about its pro-Kurdish policies to-date. The post ERDOGAN: Turkey will fight against Kurdish state without consulting any other country appeared first on The Duran.

The Qatar conflict could turn into a wider Middle East cold war which could ironically bring a measure of peace to the region. The post COLD WAR IN THE DESERT: How the Qatar crisis is becoming a stalemate appeared first on The Duran.

Although the MUFON Inner Circle is announced on MUFON’s website, and there seems to be no attempt to keep the elite organization hidden, very few of the MUFON members I queried had any idea that it existed. It currently is made up of thirteen members, which seems to be more coincidence than design, but that number does seem to have mysterious connotations for some. I don’t believe it significant, only a little bizarre. The thirteen members, in no particular order are: Jan Harzan, Ed L’Heureux, Jennifer Stein, David MacDonald, John Schuessler, Debbie Ziegelmeyer, Clifford Clift, John...more »

Last night was the premiere of "Food Evolution", a documentary on the science in our dinner, and I saw it with a large audience for the second time. Wait, premiere? Second time? Which is it? It's both. And that is how it became a tale of two cities. And maybe even a metaphor for the two Americas we now live in. Two weeks ago I moderated a panel on communicating science and, more importantly, *risk*, at the University of Guelph, Canada's most prominent agriculture school. In the evening, there was a showing of "Food Evolution" in an auditorium there. I don't know how many people att...more »

A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi making what would have been his first public appearance, at a mosque in the centre of Iraq's second city, Mosul, according to a video recording posted on the Internet on... REUTERS/Social Media Website via Reuters TV/File Photo *Reuters*: *If Baghdadi is dead, next IS leader likely to be Saddam-era officer* If Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is confirmed dead, he is likely to be succeeded by one of his top two lieutenants, both of whom were Iraqi army officers under late dictato...more »

*Louise Richardson* The spooky Louise Richardson is the boss of Oxford University, in the UK. Her speciality is terrorism .[5] *Louise Richardson, her parents, and a golfer.* Louise Richardson was born in Ireland and educated at the University of California, Los Angeles (MA) and at Harvard University (MA, PhD) She is the author of *What Terrorists Want*, an account of terrorism written after the 9 11 attacks. *A Jewish wedding in Waterford, where Louise Richardson was born. * Was Richardson recruited by the CIA, or by Mossad? "Louise Richardson was brought up in rural Ireland, ...more »

Originally posted on polarbearscience: Polar bear habitat around Svalbard in the Barents Sea is currently slightly above average for 23 June 2017: this short post records what that amount of ice looks like according to the Norwegian Ice Service (NIS). Compare to 2015 at the same date, the year that the last polar bear count…

Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? As we know, the Met Office have informed us that Wednesday was the hottest June day since 1976, with a temperature of 34.5C recorded next to the runway at Heathrow. Apparently the previous hottest June day since 1976 was at…

Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Image credit: thedrive.com Yet another supposedly ‘climate-friendly’ policy gets called into question as Phys.org reports. ‘Costs a fortune’ and ‘has little effect’ are two of the criticisms. Subsidizing the purchase of electric cars in Canada is an inefficient way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that is not cost effective,…

Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? NOAA have been very slow in releasing the final tornado data for 2016, but it is finally out now. As the provisional indicated at the time, last year was another very quiet year for tornadoes, and continued the pattern of a…

*for "hate speech."* Here's what we know so far: From my friend Don Bradway on Facebook: My good friend, Bill (Wild Bill for America) Finlay has been arrested at the airport in Calgary, Canada because he had "smuggled" so-called "hate speech" on his iPad! Bill went to speak at the WCAI (Worldwide Coalition Against Islam) anti-Islam event, by invitation. Bill is asking for our prayers and that we "rally the troops" in his defense! Many of his supporters, yours truly included, warned him of this possibility but he felt he was called to speak out against the violence Islam is bringing...more »

Courtesy of WaPo: *Just days after a judge declared a mistrial in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case, his publicists have revealed what he plans to do next — a national tour educating young people on sexual assault — specifically, on how to avoid getting accused of sexual assault. * *“Mr. Cosby wants to get back to work,” spokesman Andrew Wyatt told an Alabama TV anchor Wednesday morning. “We are now planning town halls.” * *“Really?” responded the WBRC Fox 6 News anchor in Birmingham.* *There was a hint of skepticism in the anchor’s voice, which ballooned into full incredulousness...more »

A US Air Force F-22 Raptor flies over the Arabian Sea in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Jan. 27, 2016. US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook *Alex Lockie, Business Insider*:* Here's how an air war between Russia and the US in Syria would go down* After the US downed a Syrian jet making a bombing run on US-backed forces fighting ISIS, Russia threatened to target US and US-led coalition planes West of the Euphrates river in Syria. But while Russia has some advanced surface-to-air missile systems and very agile fighter aircraft in Syria, it wouldn't fare well in what wo...more »

[image: undefined] Al-Qaeda attacked a Syrian Arab Army position in Madinat al-Baath (map) next to the Israel occupied Golan heights. Al-Qaeda requested Israeli fire-support by launching some mortars towards empty space in the Israel occupied area. The Israeli Defense Force accepted the request and destroyed two Syrian Arab Army tanks. Two Syrian soldiers were killed. The SAA held steady and the al-Qaeda attack on its position failed. This was very easy to predict. Israel has supported al-Qaeda in the area since at least 2014. The al-Qaeda fire-request-by-mortar scheme has been in ...more »

[image: undefined] Al-Qaeda attacked a Syrian Arab Army position in Madinat al-Baath (map) next to the Israel occupied Golan heights. Al-Qaeda requested Israeli fire-support by launching some mortars towards empty space in the Israel occupied area. The Israeli Defense Force accepted the request and destroyed two Syrian Arab Army tanks. Two Syrian soldiers were killed. The SAA held steady and the al-Qaeda attack on its position failed. This was very easy to predict. Israel has supported al-Qaeda in the area since at least 2014. The al-Qaeda fire-request-by-mortar scheme has been in ...more »

[image: undefined] Al-Qaeda attacked a Syrian Arab Army position in Madinat al-Baath (map) next to the Israel occupied Golan heights. Al-Qaeda requested Israeli fire-support by launching some mortars towards empty space in the Israel occupied area. The Israeli Defense Force accepted the request and destroyed two Syrian Arab Army tanks. Two Syrian soldiers were killed. The SAA held steady and the al-Qaeda attack on its position failed. This was very easy to predict. Israel has supported al-Qaeda in the area since at least 2014. The al-Qaeda fire-request-by-mortar scheme has been in ...more »

[image: undefined] Al-Qaeda attacked a Syrian Arab Army position in Madinat al-Baath (map) next to the Israel occupied Golan heights. Al-Qaeda requested Israeli fire-support by launching some mortars towards empty space in the Israel occupied area. The Israeli Defense Force accepted the request and destroyed two Syrian Arab Army tanks. Two Syrian soldiers were killed. The SAA held steady and the al-Qaeda attack on its position failed. This was very easy to predict. Israel has supported al-Qaeda in the area since at least 2014. The al-Qaeda fire-request-by-mortar scheme has been in ...more »

The red state – blue state division of the United States as revealed by the presidential results of the past four presidential elections. Wikimedia Commons / Angr This week The Sacramento Bee reported additional evidence for the ideological balkanization of the United States. The newspaper of California’s capitol reported the state government is now banning publicly […]

*"So, You Want to Clean Up the World - Can You Even Clean Your Room?* * How Jordan B. Peterson Is Bringing Order out of Chaos"* by Laurie Ring "A mild-mannered, soft-spoken, past middle-aged University of Toronto psychology professor with an Ontario accent has taken over YouTube to fight political correctness and other chaos. Dr. Jordan B Peterson (JBP) has posted his lectures, and other random thoughts on social media. These postings are creating news ways of understanding the old ways of looking at the world. With a unique combination of evolutionary psychology, Jungian mythologic...more »

Defense Secretary James Mattis (right) and Army Gen. John Nicholson (left), commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, hold a news conference at Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 24. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters *David Petraeus and Michael O’Hanlon, WSJ*: *Getting an Edge in the Long Afghan Struggle* Trump’s early approach holds promise if backed with a sustained, and sustainable, commitment. Can the U.S. succeed in Afghanistan? Not without a sustained, and sustainable, commitment. President Trump’s decision to give Defense Secretary Jim Mattis the author...more »

The British government and local authorities in London are yet again showing contempt for ordinary people even as it claims to be helping them. The post Fear and loathing in third world London appeared first on The Duran .

*Reuters:* *Iraqi forces free hundreds of civilians in Mosul Old City battles as death toll mounts* Iraqi forces opened exit routes for hundreds of civilians to flee the Old City of Mosul on Saturday as they battled to retake the quarter from Islamic State militants mounting a last stand in what was the de facto capital of their self-declared caliphate. U.S.-trained urban warfare units were channeling their onslaught along two perpendicular streets that converge in the heart of the Old City, aiming to isolate the jihadist insurgents in four pockets. The week-old battle in the Old...more »

Senate Republicans want to make Obamacare much worse in order to fund a large tax cuts for the rich, drug companies, insurance companies, and device makers. The post Senate Trumpcare Bill Shows GOP Thinks Working Poor Should Struggle More For Health Care appeared first on Shadowproof.

Having a blog affords you the chance to share with the world not only your devastating critiques of BBC bias but also your pedantic tendencies. Having spent over a year now very slowly and carefully reading John Keay's excellent if densely-detailed *China: A History *I do think that I now know more than I probably ought to about Chinese geography. I can actually tell my Shaanxi from my Shanxi. So when Kate Silverton told us about a terrible landslide in China on tonight's BBC One news bulletin my nit-picking ears instantly pricked up. The silver-tongued one said, "There's been a...more »

I've been posting quite often on the erosion of free speech. As a student of liberalism, I would argue that free speech is our most important right because it enables social and individual transformation. The Internet is one of the most amazing "public squares" that has ever existed. Free speech is abundant and chaotic on the Internet. The ossified model of centralized media dissemination and control has been disrupted by the decentralized model of the web 2.0 platform. Of course, free speech means that sophists who care little for the pursuit of truth may have as much influence as...more »

Oh dear! The BBC has now deleted this tweet from its Radio 1 feed (sent out by some trigger-happy Corbynista within its ranks perchance?): I'm guessing that the tweet was drawing too many complaints on Twitter (including plenty from well-known, influential righties). I was seeing a lot of those tweets. People were actually impugning the BBC's impartiality. So it clearly had to go. Bye-bye!

Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Ryan Meili writes about the fundamental importance of trust in both politics and medicine - and the corrosive effects of corporate donations in both: When we talk about the problems with political donations, we're not really talking about campaign financing. We're talking about something much more fundamental. We're talking about trust. ... We're talking about the way that the public views political leaders. Do they trust us to do the right thing? Do they trust us in our interactions with companies, in our interactions in handing out cont...more »

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – Russian security forces in Syria have delivered humanitarian aid to a village in the province of Latakia after a very recent agreement was reached between Syrian provincial authorities and the Russian military. Russian peacekeepers operating under the initiative of the Russian Centre for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria delivered […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (7:30 P.M.) – On Saturday morning, Kurdish-led forces met up across the Euphrates River southeast of Raqqa city, thus bringing the largely ISIS-held city of Raqqa under de facto siege. Due to the swift capture of Mustajid Naqib village today, several thousand ISIS members are now fully surrounded by the US-backed Syrian Democratic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

(ARA News) Syrian Kurdish officials have expressed worries that the Turkish army will attack either Afrin or Tal Rifaat in northern Syria with silent support from the Syrian government and Russia. They are calling on the international community to save Afrin that hosts thousands of IDPs (internally displaced people). “The people are afraid of a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:50 P.M.) – Syrian security forces stopped a pickup truck on Saturday that was trying to enter East Ghouta region of Damascus province through Al-Wafideen checkpoint near Harasta town. The driver pretended to be carrying vegetables; however, upon the inspection it turned out that the truck, in fact, was loaded with thousands of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – Minutes ago, Israeli warplanes targeted the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions in the Golan Heights, inflicting heavy damage on the government defenses near Ba’ath City. According to a military source in the Golan Heights, the Israeli Air Force destroyed one tank and one shilka after claiming the Syrian military fired […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:15 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIL) published another leaflet this week, promising to commit more acts of terror against European Christians. ISIL’s propaganda wing released a copy of the leaflet online, Friday, vowing to specifically target European Christians. Earlier this month, the Islamic State released a similar warning, which resulted in a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:18 P.M.) – The town of Salqin in northwestern Idlib countryside became a scene of infighting on Saturday, as heavy clashes erupted between jihadists of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS, Syrian Al-Qaeda branch) and local residents. According to reports, firefights were instigated by masked HTS militants trying to arrest civilians without a reason. Local […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:05 P.M.) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO will help the Libyan government build ” effective defence and security institutions” in the northern African country, speaking to press in Brussels, Thursday, following a meeting with Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sarraj earlier that day. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

*Doha, Capital of Qatar* *USrael to Qatar: "We put you up there and* *we can take you out!"* There have been some very good analyses of the Qatar crisis on the Alternative Internet in the past few days. My instincts tell me that this crisis might just be the one that puts the globalist neocon ziofascist push towards *WWIII*, which has been stalled due to some genius "checkmating" by Russia, over the top. In my opinion, Saudi Arabia and its allies are, just like the ISIS terrorists, acting as USrael's proxy in the Middle East...just on a grander scale. In the guest column below, J...more »

Hard to imagine, but even today 42% of Americans still prefer to see Republicans control Congress. A new poll from NBC News and the *Wall Street Journal* shows that just 50% of Americans would prefer Democrats take over Congress in 2018. NBC reports “that’s the largest lead either party has held on that generic ballot question in the NBC/WSJ poll since 2013, and the first time either party reached 50 percent on that question since 2008.” But still… this is the Republican Party those 42% want in control, the GOP so eloquently described by Charles Pierce for *Esquire*: Today is not...more »

Courtesy of The Hill: *CNN anchor John King blasted Fox News's morning show as "state TV" on Friday as he accused Fox's Ainsley Earhardt of throwing President Trump softball questions in a new interview. * *King made the comment after airing a clip of the interview from "Fox and Friends" where Trump explained his recent declaration that he had no tapes of his conversations with former FBI Director James Comey. Trump implied on Twitter weeks ago that he could have recorded Comey. * *As Trump answered, Earhardt added that she believed Trump's tactic was a "smart way to make sure [Co...more »

The look of love: Rarely, an animal is born with unique markings. Wolf pictured in the Finnish wilderness was amazingly born with perfect heart. Animals with truly unique fur coats are likely unaware of their distinct beauty. Not only are these incredible animal markings rare, but they also have a lot to do with genetics. Just like the color of your hair or the shape of your eyes, animal markings are formed based on their genetic coding. It is the largest of Old World grey wolves, averaging 39 kg (86 lb) in Europe;however, exceptionally large individuals have weighed between 69–80 ...more »

Well, dear readers, the new ruling of the European Court of Justice that vaccines can be blamed for causing illnesses provided victims give reasonable proof of damage means I can finally think of retiring from this blog. My case in Greece proves that just to publish facts and evidence about vaccine risks, specifically epidemic vaccines, […]

The European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that vaccines can be blamed for causing illnesses, specifying new, empirical standards of proof. The new standards of proof will make it much easier for victims of vaccine injury to obtain compensation. Victims will need to show serious, clear and consistent evidence that vaccines caused an injury. Pharmaceutical companies, in […]

Vaccine Liability in Europe: A New Development Posted on June 22, 2017 by Alex Stein By Alex Stein Yesterday, the European Court of Justice has issued an important ruling on vaccine manufacturers liability. N.W. et al. v. Sanofi Pasteur MSD, C‑621/15. This ruling triggered a hailstorm of criticism from different media outlets, including CNN. These […]

Court of Justice of the European Union PRESS RELEASE No 66/2017 Luxembourg, 21 June 2017 Judgment in Case C-621/15 N. W and Others v Sanofi Pasteur MSD and Others Where there is a lack of scientific consensus, the proof of the defect of the vaccine and of a causal link between the defect and […]

The media have gone into a frenzy over a ground breaking European Court of Justice ruling that patients can sue for illnesses they believe were caused by jabs claiming that it opens the door to a flood of baseless cases. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/06/22/european-court-justice-ruling-could-open-floodgates-spurious/ In fact, there is plenty of medical proof or scientific proof that vaccines […]

All the evidence points to Greece’s Areios Pagos President Vasiliki Thanou being implicated in the repeated perversion of justice in my case. A clue that she may have established back channels to receive funding is a secretive gala at the Hilton she organized attended by foreign guests and with intransparent financing held. MPs from To Potami […]

From USA Today The committee, in a statement released Friday by Grassley and Graham, cited an April story by The New York Times reporting that the FBI came into possession of a batch of hacked documents, including one authored by a “Democratic operative who expressed confidence that Ms. Lynch would keep the Clinton investigation from […]

From Time The hacking of state and local election databases in 2016 was more extensive than previously reported, including at least one successful attempt to alter voter information, and the theft of thousands of voter records that contain private information like partial Social Security numbers, current and former officials tell TIME. In one case, investigators […]

Very hot here in Larisa, Greece, close to 40 degrees, but it seems to be even hotter in Washington DC. A serious case of sun stroke come explain his latest self incriminating ramblings. President Donald Trump appeared to admit that Russia interfered in the 2016 US presidential election in a Friday night tweet in which he criticized […]

SYRIA: Faced With Massive US Escalation, How Would Russia Respond? by http://21stcenturywire.com/ In the past week, the situation in Syria has not only continued to become increasingly dangerous, but thanks to the US and its allies on the ground in Syria, the threat of all-out war is actually accelerating towards us. – Just one week ago, 21WIRE […]

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